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Carolina Steve Smith is a FA? Why aren't more people talking about this?
Obviously he's getting up there in age but I think he can still produce and has some speed.
I'm sure he could produce on some level, but it's his age and he didn't have the best of yrs getting looked over for Brandon LaFell a lot.
He would offer somewhat of a more physical presence as he plays better than his height suggests, but he isn't really what most are looking for.
He is their typical kind of signing though, a proven vet that won't cost nearly as much as many other guys, and one that can still play. No matter what all of our specific opinions are on Smith, that decision will obviously be left up to Belichick to choose.
It's all going to depend on the Welker situation. A guy like Smith could be a fine jump over someone like Edelman as the WR3, or I suppose he could possibly even come in and show more than Llyod in TC (doubtful due to Llyod's one year experience here) as our WR2--pushing Llyod down to a WR3.
However if Welker isn't retained, a guy like Smith may be needed more than we realize. The problem is that he doesn't really solve the need for the speedier outside threat who offers a physical presence, and would be continuing the string of smurfy blue WR's.
It will be interesting to see how Belichick handles the situation. He may want to go with the more proven vet in FA like a Steve Smith, and then gamble in the draft with a more physical presence or speed burner. If that's the case, we'll need to hope that it works out.